We have a full round of fixtures to watch in La Liga this weekend including the meeting between Elche and Barcelona.
The match will be played at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero and the hosts are currently bottom of the table on 13 points while the visitors are top with 68 points to their name.
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Elche come into the game on the back of a 2-0 defeat at Real Sociedad prior to the international break.
The score was 0-0 at half time but Real Sociedad came out quickly in the second half and opened the scoring in the 48th minute before sealing maximum points with a second goal late in the game.
That defeat means Elche have recorded just a single victory from their 6 most recent fixtures, all of which have come in La Liga.
The win came away against Real Mallorca but there have been defeats at Real Madrid and Real Sociedad plus Espanyol and Real Betis at home. Elche also picked up a point thanks to a 1-1 draw at home with Real Valladolid.
Trends show in their 29 most recent matches of all competitions, Elche have achieved just 4 wins. They have recorded just a single victory from their last 13 home La Liga matches and have conceded 1 or more goals in their last 16 home games in all competitions.
Barcelona are full of confidence right now following their 2-1 home victory over Real Madrid in La Liga.
Having conceded a goal in only the 9th minute of the game, Barcelona equalised shortly before the interval. Just as the match seemed destined to end as a draw, Barcelona scored the winning goal in added time.
The win means Barcelona are currently 12 points clear at the top of the league and have won each of their 4 most recent fixtures, 3 of which have been in La Liga.
The league wins have come over Valencia and Real Madrid at home plus Athletic Club away. Barcelona also beat Real Madrid 1-0 away in the Copa del Rey semi-final, first leg.
Trends show Barcelona have not lost in 35 of their last 40 away games in all competitions. They have won 7 of their last 8 away La Liga matches and are on a winning streak of 9 games against Elche in all competitions.
Team news and Elche will be without the suspended duo of Pape Diop Cheikh and Lucas Boye. Lisandro Magallan and Enzo Roco are injured plus there are doubts over the fitness of Álex Collado and John Donald Chetauya.
Barcelona travel to the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero without the injured quartet of Frenkie De Jong, Andreas Christensen, Pedri, and Ousmane Dembélé. Raphinha is suspended.
This should be a comfortable evening at the office for Barcelona, even with a couple of key players missing. We expect to see Barcelona keep a clean sheet and score 2 or more goals on their way to victory.